West Indies went into Gangnam Style raptures after captain Darren Sammy kept alive their hopes of retaining the trophy with some brutal last-gasp hitting against Australia in Dhaka.

Needing 31 off two overs to top Australia’s 178 for 8, Sammy crashed 19 off the penultimate over from left-armer Mitchell Starc.

James Faulkner then began the final over with two dot balls, only for Sammy to lift the next two over the ropes to secure victory and condemn Australia to their second defeat after they lost to Pakistan on Sunday.

Eyes on the ball: Bravo takes a diving catch in the outfield to dismiss James Faulkner

Pick that out out: Dwayne Bravo takes a stunning diving catch in the outfield to dismiss James Faulkner

Safe hands: Bravo is at full stretch to take Faulkner's wicket

Faulkner had a run-in with Chris Gayle
during a one-dayer in Canberra in February 2013 and before Friday’s
game he said that he did not ‘particularly like’ the West Indies
players.

Sammy said: ‘We have not won the tournament. It’s just a game against Australia, but
we were pumped up for this. It was really nice to see Faulkner bowling
the last over. A lot of things were said before this match and you never
wake up a sleeping lion.’

Gayle
hit 53 from 35 balls and later led the celebrations, reprising
the Gangnam Style dance, a trademark of their 2012 World Twenty20 win
in Sri Lanka.

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Leading the celebrations: Gayle dances with Sammy after the six wicket victory over Australia